Knockdown barrel



May 27 '1924.

G. E. WAKEMAN Knocxnowu BARREL Filed Jan. 26. 1923 v //V VENT-0R GeorgeE Z/ockcrnan- WITNESSES A TTORNE Y8 Patented May 27, 1924.

GEORGE EDGAR WAKEMAN, F BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

KNOCKDOWN BARREL.

Application filed January 26, 1923. Serial No. 615,068.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE E. WAKEMAN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Knockdown Barrel, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to improvements in receptacles, and has particular reference to a sectional barrel. 7

An object of the invention is to providea barrel of such construction that the same may be readily and quickly disassembled or knocked down and the sections thereof nested so as to occupy a minimum amount of space when not in use.

Another object is the provision of a barrel of extremley simple and durable construction, and which may be manufactured with a minimum cost.

The above and otherobjects will appear more clearly from the following detail description, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, which illustrates a preferred embodiment of the inventive idea.

In the drawing 7 Figure 1 is a side elevation, partly broken away and shown in section, of the barrel con structed in accordance with the invention;

Figure 2 is a perspective view of one of the sections of the barrel; and

Figure 3 is a transverse section on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Referring more particularly to the drawing it will be seen that the body portion of the barrel comprises two sections, generally indicated by the numerals 4 and 5, each of which is semi-circular in cross section and comprises a plurality of stave/s 6, preferably made of wood. Adjacent the upper and lower ends of each stave the same is provided with a groove 7, which is aligned with the grooves in the adjacent ends of the other ,staves to form an annular groove for receiving the head 8 and bottom 9 of the barrel.

Itwill beobvious that in assembling the barrel the head and bottom are first engaged in the grooves in one section of the barrel,

after which the other section is engaged with 7 the first named section and with said head and bottom. The staves 6 of each section of I provided with flanges 13 which form projecv tions to readily permit of the hoops being movedfrom the sections of the barrel when it is desired to disassemble the same. i

From the foregoing description it will be obvious that by constructing the 'barrel'of sections, each of which includes a plurality of wooden staves, the same may be produced w1th a mlnimum cost and W111 be of extremely simple construction.

WVhat is claimed is: V i

A barrel comprising sections each of semicircular formation in cross section and each including a plurality of staves, semi-circular bands secured directly to the staves of each section for fastening said staves together, hoops encircling the sections at their ends and intermediate their ends to secure the sections in position to form the body of the barrel, each of the hoops having an annular flange projecting outwardly therefrom to facilitate the removal of said hoops, and removable end closures for said sections.

GEORGE EDGAR WAKEMAN. 

